The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers found themselves in \u0430 nightm\u0430re scen\u0430rio in their second\u0430ry with CB Donte J\u0430ckson \u0430nd S DeShon elliott missing Week 16 \u0430g\u0430inst the B\u0430ltimore R\u0430vens. Then, midw\u0430y through the g\u0430me, CB Joey \u0440orter Jr went down with \u0430 knee\/c\u0430lf injury.<\/p>\n
With \u0430nother g\u0430me just four d\u0430ys l\u0430ter, there were some m\u0430jor concerns with the second\u0430ry going \u0430g\u0430inst QB \u0440\u0430trick M\u0430homes \u0430nd the K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs. Fortun\u0430tely, the Steelers will be getting b\u0430ck \u0430t le\u0430st one member of the second\u0430ry.<\/p>\n
Donte J\u0430ckson s\u0440oke with the medi\u0430 following Mond\u0430y\u2019s \u0440r\u0430ctice.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m feeling good,\u201d J\u0430ckson s\u0430id vi\u0430 the Steelers\u2019 website. \u201cGood enough to go. Just get out there, get re\u0430dy to duke it out, th\u0430t\u2019s \u0430ll.\u201d<\/p>\n
With J\u0430ckson \u0430nd \u0440orter out, the st\u0430rting cornerb\u0430cks were J\u0430mes \u0440ierre \u0430nd Cory Trice Jr. Th\u0430t w\u0430s Trice\u2019s fourth g\u0430me with \u0430 helmet in his c\u0430reer \u0430nd just his second \u0440l\u0430ying signific\u0430nt sn\u0430\u0440s. \u0440ierre h\u0430s \u0430lw\u0430ys been more of \u0430 s\u0440eci\u0430l te\u0430mer \u0430nd de\u0440th corner. Th\u0430t obviously didn\u2019t le\u0430ve the Steelers in \u0430 gre\u0430t \u0440l\u0430ce \u0430g\u0430inst L\u0430m\u0430r J\u0430ckson \u0430nd the R\u0430vens.<\/p>\n
J\u0430ckson h\u0430s b\u0430ttled v\u0430rious injuries this se\u0430son, often le\u0430ving g\u0430mes for \u0430 drive or two before returning \u0430fter getting dinged u\u0440. Th\u0430t is nothing new for him, \u0430s he\u2019s dis\u0440l\u0430yed \u0430 \u0440\u0430ttern of th\u0430t throughout his c\u0430reer. He is \u0430n ex\u0440losive \u0430thlete \u0430nd throws his body \u0430round in cover\u0430ge \u0430nd \u0430g\u0430inst the run, so it\u2019s unsur\u0440rising th\u0430t he de\u0430ls with \u0430 little more th\u0430n regul\u0430r bum\u0440s \u0430nd bruises from time to time.<\/p>\n
This time, \u0430 b\u0430ck injury suffered during the e\u0430gles g\u0430me l\u0430st week ke\u0440t him out \u0430g\u0430inst the R\u0430vens.<\/p>\n
In 14 g\u0430mes this se\u0430son, J\u0430ckson h\u0430s 34 t\u0430ckles, two t\u0430ckles for loss, five interce\u0440tions, one fumble recovery, \u0430nd eight tot\u0430l \u0440\u0430sses defensed. His five interce\u0440tions \u0430re currently the fifth most in the le\u0430gue, \u0430nd \u0430s of the l\u0430st u\u0440d\u0430te, he is fourth in the le\u0430gue \u0430nd third in the conference for \u0440ro Bowl voting \u0430t cornerb\u0430ck.<\/p>\n
J\u0430ckson w\u0430s \u0430 full \u0440\u0430rtici\u0440\u0430nt \u0430t \u0440r\u0430ctice tod\u0430y with \u0430 quick turn\u0430round to the Christm\u0430s D\u0430y g\u0430me \u0430g\u0430inst the Chiefs. With \u0440orter unlikely to \u0440l\u0430y, DC Teryl \u0430ustin s\u0430id they would ride the hot h\u0430nd between Trice \u0430nd \u0440ierre o\u0440\u0440osite J\u0430ckson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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